Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson proved during the NFC Championship Game mobility is a good trait to have in a quarterback that scouts should look for. Wilson has also shown us it is OK to be short. If you think Johnny Manziel would be bad in the NFL because he is short and mobile, you must really hate Wilson, who will go to SB 48. Now do you think Manziel would be bad in the NFL?
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Quote:Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson proved during the NFC Championship Game mobility is a good trait to have in a quarterback that scouts should look for. Wilson has also shown us it is OK to be short. If you think Johnny Manziel would be bad in the NFL because he is short and mobile, you must really hate Wilson, who will go to SB 48. Now do you think Manziel would be bad in the NFL?
Honestly not sure what Kaepernick proved last night aside he wasn't very good. Neither QB was that impressive, both teams have stacked defense which make them who they are.
That said, if we can get a guy like Wilson in the 3rd and stack our D I'd be very happy
And I don't have a problem with mobile QBs. I like RGIII (Shanahan screwed him over imo), Cam Newton, Aaron Rodgers etc.
Mobile is great but running qb's? No thank you. If you cant throw when you need to then you need to be replaced
Yep. They always look out of control of the situation with all of that frantic scrambling around. Can't stand it. Give me a guy that stands tall in the pocket and makes the throw.
Quote:Yep. They always look out of control of the situation with all of that frantic scrambling around. Can't stand it. Give me a guy that stands tall in the pocket and makes the throw.
Wilson in particular ran himself into some bad situations. He narrowly averted disaster.
The worst plays he made in the game were when he scrambled.
The very best play he made was from the pocket.
I'd rather have a good pocket passer than a Russel Wilson, but that's just me.
Never been a fan of Manziel.
Neither QB looked great yesterday. Kap ran great, but threw like poo.
The two games yesterday were such an obvious contrast of the old, Brady/Manning, and the new, Wilson/Kaep. I thought both of the old guys looked a little played, Brady had no downfield touch and Manning's passes were often wobbly and certainly not as crisp as we've seen in the past.
OTOH, the new guys brought energy and unpredictability. I am more of an old school guy but I enjoyed the NFC game more. I want the Jags to draft a pocket guy but...I have come around to not only being OK with Manziel but even with liking the idea.
Quote:Wilson in particular ran himself into some bad situations. He narrowly averted disaster.
The worst plays he made in the game were when he scrambled.
The very best play he made was from the pocket.
He plays how I play qb in madden. Constantly back pedaling and then hoping to beat defenders to the edge. He's going to have to fix that if he wants to stay successful.
You can't be a mobile QB 16 games a year and have a long career, but if a coach lets you go back to what you do best in the playoffs, anything can happen. If Cam went Cam last week, they would have probably been playing Seattle yesterday.
Quote:You can't be a mobile QB 16 games a year and have a long career, but if a coach lets you go back to what you do best in the playoffs, anything can happen. If Cam went Cam last week, they would have probably been playing Seattle yesterday.
I was listening to NFLN other day, and one of the analyst said mobile QB's will only have a career lifespan of 6-7 years as opposed to pocket passers having a career of 10-15 years with good a OL.
No. All it proved was they have a lot of maturing to do before becoming elite passers. They will have to learn to stay in the pocket and make plays. It is not necessary to take off every time. Both QBs have time to grow because of their defenses.
Quote:He plays how I play qb in madden. Constantly back pedaling and then hoping to beat defenders to the edge. He's going to have to fix that if he wants to stay successful.
He reminded me a lot of Manziel in that sense.
As long as they slide or get out of bounds.
Not that I have a problem with them, but Kaepernick and Wilson have hardly proven anything other than they're game managers and can't beat teams in the pocket.
Haven't warmed up to QB's that rely more on their mobility. Every time Russell Wilson ran back too far, I wanted to scream at him for doing so. Kapernick made a lot of mistakes. Wilson made some as well. Wilson's playoff game last week wasn't impressive either. He's got some work to do. I think the Seahawks are going to find it hard in the Super Bowl against an Elite Passer.
Quote:Not that I have a problem with them, but Kaepernick and Wilson have hardly proven anything other than they're game managers and can't beat teams in the pocket.
Russell is clearly in a slump, but Kaep is forcing the issue. He should've been picked off more than he was last night
Thread is pointless. Colin starting to get a bad rep as a passer and Wilson made one good play from scrambling. Manziel is a much better thrower than both and youre drunk if you think we would use him like Colin.